We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Maryland Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
104,597 91.05% $80,193 H-1B
8,331 7.25% $162,176 PERM
1,090 0.95% $27,427 H-2A
858 0.75% $93,093 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maryland has seen a total of 114,876 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maryland is the H-1B visa with 104,597 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.05% of Maryland's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 8,331 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.25% of Maryland's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maryland (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 402 $75,557 82.21%
Chemists 399 $63,334 86.93%
Bioinformatics Scientists 352 $79,218 76.86%
Physicists 336 $62,190 77.06%
Occupational Therapists 336 $70,126 86.60%
Information Technology Project Managers 333 $111,369 86.27%
Social Science Research Assistants 293 $41,982 76.70%
Computer Network Architects 287 $88,297 77.57%
Information Security Analysts 285 $93,310 84.32%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 278 $69,129 83.73%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maryland Employees Over Time
Maryland has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,714 employees were hired. Maryland peaked in 2018 with 9,018 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,089 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Maryland From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,478 $265,715 45.70%
China 328 $399,820 37.57%
Philippines 271 $49,784 35.01%
Mexico 220 $36,265 36.12%
South Korea 190 $46,039 35.19%
El Salvador 163 $43,792 46.18%
Nepal 125 $58,964 43.10%
Pakistan 102 $72,231 41.13%
Canada 99 $99,349 43.42%
Brazil 60 $54,859 36.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 32 $99,689 88.89%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Maryland Pc 32 $156,353 88.89%
Concepts Information Technology Inc 32 $67,719 88.89%
Ventois Inc 32 $102,591 88.89%
International Systems Technologies Inc 32 $74,932 88.89%
Science Applications International Corporation 32 $80,575 88.89%
Digital Management Llc 32 $105,038 88.89%
Oak Ridge Associated Universities 32 $48,040 88.89%
J Craig Venter Institute 32 $55,425 88.89%
Viavi Solutions Inc 32 $81,810 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baltimore Medical System Inc 2 $92,800 33.33%
Icon Development Solutions 2 $66,966 33.33%
Eagle Van Lines Inc 2 $63,357 33.33%
Nemoursalfred I Dupont Hospital For Children 2 $74,776 33.33%
Taylor Farms Maryland Inc 2 $48,017 33.33%
Kp International Trading Inc 2 $119,517 33.33%
A Tech North America 2 $86,403 33.33%
Intralin Corporation 2 $67,881 33.33%
Bay Bridge Decision Technologies Inc 2 $61,256 33.33%
Logicatech Inc 2 $81,952 33.33%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Maryland Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Maryland to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Maryland over all years is $80,193. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage